Energy security and renewable energy deployment in the EU: Liaisons Dangereuses or Virtuous Circle?

Lucas, Javier Noel Valdés; Escribano, Gonzalo; González, Enrique San Martín

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2016.04.069

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“…If RES are deployed at a national level, they reduce energy dependence and the vulnerability entailed by the concentration of energy sources and origins (Escribano Francés et al, 2013;Augutis et al, 2014;Lucas et al, 2016).…”

Section: Political Factorsmentioning

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Determinants of renewable energy growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from panel ARDL

Silva

Cerqueira

Ogbe

2018

Energy

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Given the importance of renewable energy in the discussion of a reliable and sustainable energy future, it is imperative to understand its main determinants and to draw result implications for energy policy. This study analyses these determinants for Sub-Saharan Africa. Using a panel data technique, namely the panel-ARDL model for a period covering 1990-2014, the results suggest that economic development (per capita GDP) and an increased use of energy aid renewable energy development while population growth impedes it. Furthermore, the study investigates the potentials and current status of renewable energy in Sub-Saharan Africa. This article shows that although the region has great potential for developing renewable energy such as wind, biomass, solar and hydropower, dispersed throughout the continent, this potential has not been fully explored, even though many resources are plentifully available, and evidence good economic potential.

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Section: Political Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Determinants of renewable energy growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from panel ARDL

Silva

Cerqueira

Ogbe

2018

Energy

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113

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“…Finally, countries' dependence on imported energy can have political consequences if this dependence is used as an instrument of political pressure on the governments of those countries that import energy sources. In this regard, in recent years, many countries, in particular European Union (EU) countries [1] and the United States [2,3], have developed and have implemented government programs for the purpose of reducing their dependence on imported energy supplies.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Changes in Energy Consumption, Economic Growth and Aspirations for Energy Independence: Sectoral Analysis of Uses of Natural Gas in Ukrainian Economy

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The main objective of the research is to assess the ability of the Ukrainian economy and its individual industries to ensure, in the conditions of economic growth, a stable reduction of natural gas consumption and, consequently, to reduce dependence on its imports. Six types of relationships were identified between the change in sectoral added value and the change in the consumption of certain energy resources, in particular natural gas. The conditions are established under which the growth of sectoral added value is accompanied by a decrease in the consumption of certain energy resources. The index of sectoral efficiency of the use of certain energy resources was proposed and a model of the decomposition of the growth rate of this indicator was constructed. Quantitative indicators of measuring economic barriers on the way to introduction of energy-saving technologies are presented. Conditions under which economic growth is accompanied by a decrease in the level of dependence of the economy on imports of energy resources are modeled. The dynamics of natural gas consumption by sectors of the Ukrainian economy is analyzed. It is proved that reduction of natural gas consumption due to increased energy efficiency occurs mainly in industries with an average value of share of the cost of purchasing this energy in the total operating expenses. An estimation is undertaken of the possibility of achieving independence of the Ukrainian economy from the import of natural gas in different scenarios of changing main parameters that determine the probability of such an achievement.

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“…Statistics and databases [2,35,37,73,77] Renewable gas production technology [3,4,45,46,55,56,58,59] Technical potentials [6,7,49] Economic considerations [9,60,67] Legal/regulatory background [20,22,26,27,33,41,48,50,78] Methane leakage [74][75][76] Energy storage technologies and potentials [36,38,39] Hydrogen as an energy vector [40,51,53,57] Implications and developments on end-user side [64-66, 69, 70] Electricity grid issues [42,43] Policy considerations [61,71,79,109] interested reader to the papers of Wall et al, Schaaf et al, Bagi et al, and Götz et al, which provide reviews of research related to renewable gas production with a technology focus [3,4,45,…”

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How and to which extent can the gas sector contribute to a climate-neutral European energy system? A qualitative approach

Lebelhuber

Steinmüller

2019

Energ Sustain Soc

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Background: Mitigating climate change requires fundamentally redesigned energy systems in which renewable energy sources ultimately replace fossil fuels such as natural gas. In this context, the question how and to which extent the gas sector can contribute to an increasingly climate-neutral future EU energy system is heavily debated among scholars, energy industry experts, and policy makers. Methods: We take a two-step approach: we begin with a review of studies from energy industry and academia to discuss potential gas sector contributions from a holistic energy system design point of view; this is followed by a comprehensive discussion of technical potentials, micro-economic conditions, and societal implications of renewable gas. We then enrich our findings with the results of an empirical focus group process. Results: The gas sector can not only contribute to balancing volatile renewable energy production but also enable the supply of renewable energy to end-users in gaseous form; based on existing infrastructure. This could reduce costs for society, increase public acceptance, and ultimately speed up the energy system transformation. There is the theoretical technical potential to substitute major parts of natural gas with renewable gas of biogenic and synthetic nature. This, however, crucially requires a supportive policy framework like the one established for renewable electricity. Conclusion: Given the societal benefits and the competitiveness of renewable gas as compared to renewable alternatives, energy policy makers should incorporate renewable gas and the existing gas infrastructure in the future energy system framework. The objective should be an optimized interplay of various energy vectors and their infrastructure along the entire energy supply chain. This requires a level playing field for different renewable technologies across different policy areas and a form of public support that strikes the balance between facilitating the gradual substitution of natural gas by renewable gas while maintaining public acceptance for this transformation despite higher costs for end-users.

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Energy security and renewable energy deployment in the EU: Liaisons Dangereuses or Virtuous Circle?

Cited by 145 publications

References 71 publications

Determinants of renewable energy growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from panel ARDL

Determinants of renewable energy growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from panel ARDL

Changes in Energy Consumption, Economic Growth and Aspirations for Energy Independence: Sectoral Analysis of Uses of Natural Gas in Ukrainian Economy

How and to which extent can the gas sector contribute to a climate-neutral European energy system? A qualitative approach

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